Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Trump Falsely Links Deadly New Orleans Terror Attack to Migrants
News
By News
Published 5 months ago on
January 2, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Share

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

President-elect Donald Trump and his allies jumped on a false report from Fox News, which cited anonymous sources, to claim that the suspect in the New Orleans terror attack crossed the U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas “two days ago.”

The misinformation continues to circulate — “serving as a cautionary tale about the news ecosystem as the new year begins,” writes CNN’s Brian Steltzer.

Some of the Fox News coverage explicitly said “the suspect” drove across the border, leaving viewers with the impression that a foreigner might be responsible for the deadly carnage.

‘Biden’s Parting Gift to America’: Trump Jr.

“Biden’s parting gift to America — migrant terrorists,” Donald Trump Jr. wrote, sharing the Fox claim on X. “Shut the border down!!!” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene exclaimed.

Continues Steltzer: “Eight minutes after the first Fox segment that mentioned the border, (President-elect Donald) Trump issued a statement about “criminals coming in” from other countries. While Trump didn’t mention Fox directly, he is known to be an avid consumer of the cable network and has tapped several of its personalities for his incoming cabinet.”

FBI Says Army Veteran Responsible for Attack

The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into the crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others in carrying out the deadly attack, which officials say was an act of terrorism inspired by the Islamic State group.

The FBI also revealed that the driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, posted five videos on his Facebook account in the hours before the attack in which he aligned himself with IS and told viewers that he had joined the militant group before last summer.

“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division.

The attack killed 14 people, including an 18-year-old woman who had ambitions of becoming a nurse. Authorities initially put the death toll at 15, which included Jabbar, who was fatally shot in a firefight with police.

Read more at this link and this link.

 

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Democratic US Representative Connolly Dies at Age 75

DON'T MISS

Donald Trump Jr Says ‘Maybe One Day’ He Could Run for President

DON'T MISS

Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump

DON'T MISS

Merced County Employees Get Big Raises One Year After Nearly Striking

DON'T MISS

Southwest Airlines To Require Chargers Be in View During Use Due to Fire Concerns

DON'T MISS

Fresno County Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Hundreds of Dead Animals Found

DON'T MISS

The Personal Secretary and Adviser to Mexico City’s Mayor Are Shot Dead

DON'T MISS

‘Dried Out Prune’? ‘Corrupt’ and ‘Incompetent’? It’s Getting Nasty Between Springsteen and Trump

DON'T MISS

Newsom’s Budget Cuts Anger Allies and Leave the State’s Chronic Deficit Unresolved

DON'T MISS

Fresno Unified Delegation Takes Field Trip to Bus Depot

UP NEXT

Donald Trump Jr Says ‘Maybe One Day’ He Could Run for President

UP NEXT

Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump

UP NEXT

Merced County Employees Get Big Raises One Year After Nearly Striking

UP NEXT

Southwest Airlines To Require Chargers Be in View During Use Due to Fire Concerns

UP NEXT

Fresno County Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Hundreds of Dead Animals Found

UP NEXT

The Personal Secretary and Adviser to Mexico City’s Mayor Are Shot Dead

UP NEXT

‘Dried Out Prune’? ‘Corrupt’ and ‘Incompetent’? It’s Getting Nasty Between Springsteen and Trump

UP NEXT

Newsom’s Budget Cuts Anger Allies and Leave the State’s Chronic Deficit Unresolved

UP NEXT

Trump Selects Concept for $175B ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System

UP NEXT

US Expected to Declare Biden Fuel Economy Rules Exceeded Legal Authority

Will the Pacific Coast Highway Reopen for Memorial Day Weekend?

5 hours ago

The Artist Tree Set to Open Second Fresno Cannabis Location

5 hours ago

Fresno Unified Is Fixing Accessibility to HR Building After Months of Complaints

6 hours ago

Fresno Affordable Housing Takes a Huge Hit. State Kills City’s ‘Pro-Housing’ Status

7 hours ago

Trump Admin Bars Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students

8 hours ago

Clovis North Seniors Barred from Walking at Graduation After Caught with Alcohol

8 hours ago

House Republicans Pass Trump’s Big Bill of Tax Breaks and Program Cuts After All-Night Session

8 hours ago

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Dismantling Education Department

8 hours ago

Gavin Newsom’s Off-the-Mark Budget Numbers Undermine His Credibility Again

9 hours ago

Meet Petunia. She Makes Hearts Melt With Every Purr

9 hours ago

Work Requirements Could Transform Medicaid and Food Aid Under US Budget Bill

The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Represent...

4 hours ago

4 hours ago

Work Requirements Could Transform Medicaid and Food Aid Under US Budget Bill

4 hours ago

Stop Making Cents: US Mint Moves Forward With Plans to Kill the Penny

Huron 2017 Cold Case Murder
5 hours ago

Fresno County Detectives Revive 2017 Drive-By Murder Case

5 hours ago

Will the Pacific Coast Highway Reopen for Memorial Day Weekend?

5 hours ago

The Artist Tree Set to Open Second Fresno Cannabis Location

6 hours ago

Fresno Unified Is Fixing Accessibility to HR Building After Months of Complaints

7 hours ago

Fresno Affordable Housing Takes a Huge Hit. State Kills City’s ‘Pro-Housing’ Status

8 hours ago

Trump Admin Bars Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend